Purpose
The general purpose of this position is to be a financial consultant for the Corporate Performance Management organization by providing adequate reporting, analysis and recommendations and contribute to the preparation of Senior Management information / presentations to enable fact-based decision-making.
Contribute to the short-, mid- and long-term planning processes to ensure the achievement of the overall Total Company ambition by providing adequate simulation and consolidation models and ensuring a transparent and goal-oriented communication.
Preparation of timely, accurate and relevant management information and analysis concerning the historic and expected future financial performance, helping the business to achieve financial as well as strategic targets.
As a Co-Pilot to your business partners you drive, support and ensure the timely, completeness and qualitatively delivery of financial data.
The position holder plays an integral part within the CP&PM team through preparing timely, accurate, reliable and relevant planning & analyses for the assigned area to support senior management in their daily decision making and target setting / target achievement process.
Plays a key role in the development of performance management and financial reporting processes and systems to enable harmonization and alignment of financial and operational steering of the business.
Independently manages at least one key process within CP&PM (e.g. FTE, Target, Capex).
Key Responsiblilities
* Manage defined tasks in financial analysis of P&L and BS figures. Provide meaningful insights on financial KPIs for internal decision making
* Enable fact based decision by creating transparency on Budget, Target, FC, IBP and Actuals
* Develop and implement adequate and aligned communication packages to present results, recommendations and solutions
* Develop and implement state of the art analytic tools to enable better financial analyses & financial planning
* Drive optimization and standardization in planning activities to significantly enhance working methods for day-to-day processes and system
* Manage medium sized projects and/or actively participate in projects; implement findings and ensure sustainability of achievements
* Provide expertise for assigned functional areas/systems and processes towards team and business partners and prepare ad hoc analyses for stakeholders across the organization
* Deep business understanding of operational processes and structures within adidas Sales Channels
* Ensure open communication, information flow and seamless collaboration within the Corporate Performance Management organization and other Finance Functions (e.g. Group Accounting, Treasury and Investor Relations)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
* Understanding of the complexity, interactions and dynamics within an international company
* Solid Business understanding of processes and structure
* Ability to maneuver in a consistently changing environment
* Good communication skills for adapting and exchanging information, mainly within the organisation
* High degree of customer orientation with the ability to operate cross-functionally and understanding of external business drivers
* Proactive mind & results orientation to drive improvements
* Very good analytical skills and managing large data quantities from multiple sources
* Strong understanding of finance and financial reporting, in particular financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow metrics) as well as planning processes (Budget, Target, Forecast)
* Fluent in English (written and spoken)
* Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Key Relationships
* Market Finance
* BU Finance
* Brand Finance adidas & Reebok
* Sales Finance
* GOPS / Group Functions Finance
* Group Accounting
* HR
* Treasury
* Taxes
* Investor Relations
Qualifications
1. University degree in Business Administration / Finance / Controlling or equivalent background in related fields
2. Experience in BI tools, SAP, Microstrategy
3. 3-5 years of working experience in a similar role